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. ~ • . • ' - • . me ti g lit Tratiourabo; G , eftOillan boa to present ' • ' *• ' - = -rtev g•ret'ino as eVen . , pra t emg ior A Itorec ! , ,tik. • 1. X • , an eeSt to submit the isul,, l e,',l 10 the 'cansiderittion of ; himself had admitted, that the Grand July teed been his Maje Sty's nil is; cis, w licnever . the rediess could ' disiol'vecl previous to the inquiry, aokcertainly be be effedually - adinigistered by them, rather than bring, fore the presenting of the Petition. • Without , any thl_ leaner forward publicly in Paniiimeee - Thiri wish . to. oppose the Petition, he thought theouse course h a d been followed iii the, present, instance. A could ; not entertain it with such, tin unfounded! H cie» coilmanication ha,l.heoil made to his Siniesiy'S. Go ' 'eienation of the parties who presented it. . ~ ~ "diluent I)\ the Foremaii of the Grand .I"iire, io 'in , . ..... .:. - 'II 'l,Li -VC fa, LOR • If. .111 e . E.VC II L. .'l L : Bit intervie witicii he had with one. of his Nia;esty's' . 'remain - landed to the-,Right HotiourabL. Gentil'...coaa, Ministers. A s no steps had sincebeen iaken 41 con- :on this ground, to witfo4raw..theVerition for the pre sequence of such' communicatiOn, he had tbouglit ,it sent, in order to have prepaTed to present to his dory to present the Petition to Parliarnent. .13.0 t morrow, with ap, oiler designation of the parties, he should for the present content himself with -mov'.. in which. case he should himself be ready to secondl., ing, that th e P et i t i on d o lie t -, on the table, leavincr the ' the: Motion, that the Petitiot should lie on t 'hole credit of the business to his Majesty's Mini- table. vets, if they should think proper to- fakir it 'up, After a few words from . 7 .1,..1r. SHERMAN, t. who though at the same. time Ile was bound to state,. that • thought that' the House ought ,tot to be too critical if, after a reasimable time, no step should appear to as to the wording of Petitions, ,the Petition . wk. al-.: have been taken, he should think it his duty to,bri . n . g ~' lowedotie withdrawn, in order that it might be forward the subjecit by a specific motion. ired to be presented to-morrow in a mote cur ; prep. , The cii4NegLani of Me EXCHEQUER clid i ma tort. F.x.PhiMi'mtv To THE DARDANELLES. . , nu, t Mean to give any opposition to the brine' Hon ' t r. 'llta Petition, though alter the statement of,th r e in go u ri p • 1 Mr ..GRE N V I L LE, in rising pursuant to his no-, I flee on a fOrmernight; stated tl7at it Was not his in : "Align - mu he felt called upon to makieone,or two , uoServations. He agreed with the Itightiflou. Gen. tention, at that time; to tht.'plain to the. House, his_ view of the Papers which had.bien ordered relative . ratan, that when questions of this description arose, !le ijoper course to take was, to see at first.how to the Expedition to the. Dardanelles.. .li WaS iill`- t}i., ,xeCtitiVe Government might be Oposed'to iti far possible tot now as yet what returns might be Made to' . the Orders founded ou the motions that had already I . o ticre for the redress of the abuses complained of. been acceded to. Seeing, however, that these mo 7 Corr appeal to the Government was theret nrre(it proceeding. art; the most in the first instance, because it was ,lions did not include' a Paper . which he thought' es ,cumpetent to ;the sential to a perfed understanding of this subject, the Ex to direr a thorough in- obie6l of'his motion was to have that Paper produced !'itigation into the matters complained of; and if to the House. As he understood that:no objedion iii circurnstatices of 'the. Case should, be such As to VartAllt t would be made to the produaien Of it, he should not „ tut . the proceeding, to order a criminal pro- . fuillier trespass upen the time of the H 011ie, reservine,- t i )e '9 l opinst the offending - parties. .".I.lis W. 13 to himself, hcreever, the right, it the Papers, •?,tilen lii,/!, 'Which he had .of the subsea, and the' produced, should nut appeir to bin) sutlicient, to , ac j . t l ionourable Gentleman himself .seertied to move for any other Papers That inity be necessary. 11)a q t ;oesce. in it. •The communication that had. been He therefore moved, f‘ That there be laid before f0r,,,,e t ', Government was conveyed in .a private the House, the Substance tit EXtratts of the Instrec and, which could , not, rvilarly ,be acted Upon, tions under which his Majesty's Minister at the Porte th e ' had, in consequence, recommended that . was ading, at ;Any time snide the commencement of 4 Matter slieuld be .otlicially cettimunicatcd .to the the present ' , Var, with respe& to- the Aid to be given e il ec .utire Government ; in which case he..,pledged. to Russia in any discus,tons that 'inight arise 13;1 110 11 .. 4.1 that so far as he was individually concerned, , tweet.) that Power ,and the Porte, ' and especially so ..._ "toe should be lost, nor guy tireans left unit leo, far as relates to the InstrutSliens under which . he t'huo,oseertain the justice of the complaint... He, had acted after the formation of the ContinentalCon ght this a course far preferabli to bringing the , federacy in the Year i 80:)." t Plea at once before Parliament , because,Avtinever . . ilk, Secretary •C A ,N{N ir.YG 'was not a Ware 6 f any I:,osectitions the Executive might find it necessary, tobj4aion. to the predudiou of this Paper, and agreed _ l ' order, upon an investigation of the mutter, must with the 132ight Hortoorablu 'Gentleman that the one before the Grand Jury, who would of course . I House .ought to b. in possession of it, in order to be : 11 ht to the consideration of the . charge with less .i enabled to . torte a clear view of the'subjeCt. ,:i 44l (x' upon their minds. After hehad recommend.- 1 1 4 ,.1 18 modeolprweeding,. and upon the,grounds he • The Motiow was then agreed to. stated, the P et iti oners , w h et h er tiorn atust or an sift tiCML POV HAM. ))24,1ut _ •-- 43 distrust of the Government, had thought pro, to bring the matter publicly before Parliament, ~4'l lb ugh the presentm e nt, it appeared, had betin ;1 4 de ax the igiebaehnas Se„tiSjOill, it was , not till ) ",.,` 1( - 1 ' the 'co m me ncemen t o f t h e. present S ei . 441 of VarWroeut that the matter had been cor uinitiiicated to Government. An inquiry tOo : 1 0 been Made by the M.igiitrates, which, though c Sllo ll not say whether the result of that inquiry Iva.; riAukt or wrong, bet.11)0(1, tvom the silence of the Parties, a _satistactory answer to the complaint, and t herefore no farther steps had been taken till the present time. It had even been interred, from their a olhaving made the - official cetninunication recom ! 111 eutled, that the Gentleiuen themselves, Who pre• , rea the'cOmpiaint, were satisfied with the result 1s iiaptiry. He was sure the flight lion. Gen-. 11 would concur with him, that it would h a ve ,' bet ter to have left the business, in the firm in t's}t,;-,"e„°) to the Executive Government ; but now that - ',.etition had been brought 'forward, he had no V , Ction to its lying on the44ble• 1 , 11, B IIEfiIDAN observed, that 'the Petitioners hot shown any unfair distrust of Government, rente mbering as they did that no eflictent measures tfredreßs hatrbeen adopted, founded on the Report 80 0, and because there could be no efficient tedress without the dismissal of As to an tfriej.ll communication, it was impossible t4)r• the l e titiener s to make. it ; -because the Grand Airy hat it diss o l ve d previous to the CQlllllll,llllCatiOlj. : 1%-aS private inclividuals•that they appeared. as Pe- La uers bef o re Parliament, and not in any aggre e capacity. Th e CII,III'CELLOV of the EXCIII2QqER that the only communication made to Go- Was of a private nature, 'and consequently t a sufficient ground for, a public proceeding. 43 It Report of 1800, be h a d only to observV; that ~,uad been laid on th e T a bl e of the Hotis . k.-!, and Li-light have been made the fothidatioit of Parltatuen ty measures by any Hen- ,NietUbei‘ WI") might have 'itought such a CoUrse.necessary. stated The Petition was then brought up and read. it , 1,„..i. in substance, that nine of the PetitiOilers, i l s"Tg •menibel s' of the Grand Jury ti auf .visited tht,.,,tiotle o f irt-Cold•Bath all ° , ll Tuesday, N ovem b er 3 ; had discovered that. and ‘u tu .")aves 'whieli ounin to contain sixteen, ounces.? gleao - y e ' d e cit° tilitributed to' the Prkohers, were we lL yt; t , ; l e ' 4 , e4-11 ( Its quantity, aod that •the P 1 .oll`with. th e found tleticent when compateL "l a uu:lrd 'weight of Guildhall. the Pett 141 1 ' 1 1 1 7" c° ntaittecl a Copy of I 4.1 ter front Mr. She-hati le • Maillwa ring, big. stating,t hat he• t se , i •"" uessed the examination of the pound weight at co' 13atii-liods House of Correaion, which caf - t i er ,"oseiglitl ts of an ounce too light..; that several, theft [ "ere also deficient, and one or two of to " 1 1 . were from an ()Mice mld . itti half to two ounces te l ? i 'l h t PetiliOn contained another.Let coinranl t he Grand J orots, , complaining of the .ac fill;-,llll°`tat lens afforded to several of the pillions con ' 46t;,r''' in that prison, and stating; that a female pri•• l'ad been debauched by the son of the Jailor; i 9 ( t utought forth .a which was chargeable 1 1 ) 1e , P a •rio l - As such proceedings were calculated , 6v rmg odium on his Majesty's 'Government and fore txe elleet Constitution, the Petitioners therss , an P r aYetl such relief as that Hon. House should its wisdom deem meet. cl o ' S i--Hdp.N .d then - Moved; that the Petition le i., oi l the table; at- Inc Sae time Stating, that 4i ff mere faits had since come to the k;iowledge tl,.tt occ howcter, he should on abstai asion n from {retailing to the Hotaae..- , A short c . , • • ' ontersation then tow: p af, to ibex V "P r ietY Of 'lllO • v 11 P• .1 the la . - et It fu .• • b t itil a descriptiZu the Pc"tiu"ers' ifmt W" Ogle OM 1)y, the fa4-t. . I I . - 1141.1 * W. SO Nll,lEit Unit:l,o4k the exception, on tots Mr. DeNT, is he understood that no objeaion wits 6) be Made to the Motion of which he had given notice, did not think it necessary to- trouble the I louse with' . any preliminary observations. Hd ; should theteibie barely submit his several Mo tions to the House, in the Mewing order, fbr a 1../ 0 P Y of the Memorial, presented to his - Majesty by : Su- Home :Popham in the year I 803,praying the re stitution of his property in the Iltruseo ; a copy of the warrant granted by his Majesty in COntiqUellee of that Memorial ; a copy of the fetter of Sir Philip Stephens, dated the 28th of Mulch, 171i7, granting leave of absence to Sir Home Popham, on his resigW. ing his half-pay ;. copies of the 92d, 93d, and 94th paragraphs of the dispatch of tbe Governor-General it) Council, dated the 26 th of November, 1791, and receivedat the India Houseon tie tstlvMay, 2 ) On the question being put upon the first motion, Mr, LONG had no ob !etion to the motions of the Hon. Gentleman, the House must 1):; aware how necessary it Ni4:4 that every inforniationshould be produced upon a Stabjeci infecting the 'personal tharaEler of tine of its Members, In his opinion, other Papers would be necessary beside those moved for by his leriend, and unless the Papers which An Ben. Gen , leman opposite (Mr. Lushiogton) was ,to,l-nove for ghould supply the dc...ficiency, he should ,g4ie notice of a motion to-morrow, fbr Copies of the Minutes of Council relative tb the transaction to Which that Hon. MeMber had adverted on a former !fight. `• 'Mr. 1.41j§11 N desired to know from the Hun. Member i (Mr. Dent) what the' documents he hod moved fair Were 'to prove ) or how they could bear upon the subjea M. DE,Nr replied, that he had made the mo tions at the request of Sirtiome Popham, who was prevente4l trona- making then in person by - a severe accident. The' Papers were rentlere.t necessary to the, Hon. baronet's ju4ification, in consequence ,of the notice which the Hon, Gentleman had given on a former niOit'. LUSIIINGTON wished to set himself right with Abe House as to this: business. He had 'not given any hotice'upon the. sithjed until an Honour able Gentleman 'lad, asserted that his former state- inept was not correct. The Papers he should move for, weri:. to prove that he was -perfetaly justified in malting that statement. They would prove that O. \ lourahie Paws had been procured for the Etrusco, which Papers hid afterwards been used for another Ship christened the Etrusco, in violation of the law of the Eirst India Company, and of the lair They, would shew a previous consciousness, of this viola tion of law on the part of the ownerS of the'ship 'and' cargo. The Honourable Gentleman was proceed ing iu this course of .observation, when The l sPE4Kiiii put it to the Hon. Member, whe ther it would bt right for him to persevere it,f a line of observation that went'to afro& the eharieler of an Hon. Member Of that House in his absence. .It was: the constant praaice of Paliament to abstain from any matter of personal charge agaitiSt a Member, unless when fie was present in his place, and could' have the oppoittlnify of defending hirniell. Mr. LusitmoTtml , acquiesced in the suggestion from the Chair, and had proceeded to make the ob, segvations which hid given rise to ir, in order to lay a ground for his Motions, as he could net know whether or no they would be acee.ded to. Ile should, however, under the corre6tion of the Chair, confine • himself to proposing his 'Motions to the consideration of the House. The 1-10 - . Member then moved a long string of Motions for Papers, comprehending not only the Whole'proceedingi ui ,tbe 'Pri7.e and AdMiralty '1 Courts relative to the ship Etrusco,•l44t also the me. ! morials, documents of claims, and mihntes of the Treasury, relattye to the restitution .Of the,amohnt, o f Sir Horne Popham's claim, the order of the Trosury, and amongst them copies of „various, pri- Vale letters Which' had been written on the subje4 - 1 of that vespl, •and Sic Home Pupltarn's cot dna end The CH;INCELLOR 'cif the EXCOQUIIt wished the 'Hon. Menthe.: to state what the preci,,%l object of his tnetion was. The HOO A leintier cotf)i - ,1 perceive the dil-linMion'htween etTlaining the objed of his in6fion , 'and entering imp a discus sion of the merits of the case whicn the Paper 3 he was calling for-might refer. The reason why asked for this information was, becauir.e the lion.' Gentle Man had Moved for many pr:vateletters the House mint not be able to come at,. Tl)eArinl. Gentleman would remember that f . '9riner state ment went to ti tipona Member of that House a charge of being 'a sintig,gler. He wi died to know whether the Papers he Moved fcir all Lore upon Colt transaaion, and haw the letters were to he creme at. Mr. Lustiltiorot4 was lanced In seine difficulty by the coestinty of the !light Honourable Gentleman. His object, was to slew that the transaCtion was a gross misapproprialion of the public money, and the Papers he moved tbr would prove that the 'parties , had all a previous . knowledge of the violation of the • law. shotld be c6mliellecite tcr.ms ot pt as Fra:•: ‘-ze may bediEl7, - , , ;ed tor'ictate. Bet if, by (Air retaliation, Vtance deprived (.4 many.ol. the necessary t.1:11y consump tion, flit! French would in tte cow's:: of a little titu be forccd to 'bacorne the vichnors, of the:prohibition of their own Governimor.. The- colonial , traie of rram.e, ;tad Holland, .had been hitherto throlip.hc.in the War carried on by means 'of Ame rican , There were , French houses established in America to facilitrate this trade,. and it wtis from these' French houses that a great part- of the late roundless outcry 'against Britain proceeded. The only prior example - of the prohibitory mandate of France, Was ope-issued iu t 798 by Ilnssia against. France as the Enemy of: all nations. Russia, which was now Aiance - with France against Britain, and whirl) rurntriained of the,departure, of Britain from the law of nation: , :, while ii was silent upon the previous outrage Of France.. It should be recol lecled,- that in all engagements, express or implied ) between Belligerents and Neutrals, there were .neutral duties as well as neutral rights, and' Lilac belligerents had. direa obligations towards them. selves, as well,as.collateral obligations In wards thk.ir neighbours: If a neutral Power allowed its t-rri tor, to be violated by one belligerent, it , wns boand to allow an equal latitude to the opioo: . -.:ite belligerent: The same principle . held at sea; and if America sub.;. the intervention of - France, the intern en- Mr..flustussom wished to knot/ where the Pa pers were to be found. Mr. Lcsuis.cyrox replied ; that they were to be found in the Public Offices. The Motions were then pt.,: and severally agreed to, .with the exception of one, calling for a Record froth India, which the lion. Member hitnsLlf begged leave to withdraw. ' 3 _ _ iffr. .1.0,\g th6n 'observed, that it would not be. ton should be permitted on our par''.. if it ~VaS in , necessary for him to trespass Mipoe the. House to: .our power, Lied if our right, permitted us tim leis' i -morroe. , with the Motion ot which lie had given Ito-. Vessels on their waY to France',' it was (.! qual:i*; ( ; I r t tire, the. Papers` morel for by the lion. Gentleman right tO permit them to roceed on Certain condi being. sulli,.ient for "his objea. At the Skllllo tune he ti - OBEI a ., 1 on this ground the detention acid aut ~. would ,;:tr , :., that wiwn 11,,, fil'ibt•.,..itould be before bona wer -.1.'1'1 ' . ''', 1 ' •% e tie! LA. y• jil.slllllo e. it, rind-c fe ......• tiie 116 use, he would - proe that'the trans:Talon, so circumstances; Ainerimet should detertriiee t'u be I lt ' es: far front bein a misapprepriation,was an aril of sound tile, it WIN a - e•t: a . .,sall a . 1011 40 US that o.tr c•lnse. was • diseretiini, that e o nld ; l ot be withheld' consistently just : we tpust either subedit - uncot;tlhi;mh. , ,.ily to .• . . . with any principles . ot public eetiny or justice, ' N. F v r i a t o i m i c , e n t i ) i r de tr t y we tc; ; e is on i t ) i r t: ) e u r a : bl i e lt t e o re t tu ti l i t e li ( e )4l l i e t t r m ) l , ecl an t d o • ORDERS oF C0ut.4c..1 L. ~he !netted, that while so interesting and important ••. . • . atrial was pending, no attempt would be made to ThC CH.:.IACEL4OII of the EXCIIEQbER r tnoved.:the Order of flffi Day'for 'the second' reading • . prejorlice it, Uy exciting a tilt:litmus clamour for of the Orders of COlTheil.Bill. ' p P l C .9 a c Cie u;:il ‘: 4 ll . l: l l l l could b in e i :l i t n t g et , l si det roc w i l a t t l i l o ,ll l o ; e a ff n e ( f i t t , u but Are.EDEA thought.that oar retaliation upon otir enemies night to be rontleetec.l am such a manner' as not to injure anofien secure Peace: • . '_, • • fling netrerls, He was of opi- Lorfl 'I IPEP, allowe4 the propriety of r e t a liae nion that the Note delivered to the American' ego . tine upon the'Enerny. il-I , ,could e as ily a ll ow nee binding on the ', yst Of DeceMber, I so°, was' still binding on the Government of this Coontry, as there . teals to t3e injured call 4 t:'''''Ully lw the 11•1%fsures ri n o. c lo v p e t r ed ai ' lo ig .w iiii i i: e t i but he -would , l e tr u a e ls m t i r e m .s he d if il. t e tac i k isY e ; d"direelly u'ith a iftas•no appearance that Aiimei - lea ' had Submitted to the cotroe.i which the French Government had at; • tempted to impose on I hetommerce of neutrals with rice: to injure the Enemy collaterally'. It eels per femaly • within the• law of natioils to prohibit flier Briteio. 1..)11 the centrary, there was ttinple evidence •• . , coasting trade; whieb was „a trade not allowed io be !hitt - Amiterir.:a lee] remonstrated against the French carried on by neutral Ships in ti m e of P e a ce . B a t Decree, :ind hart obtained, an '6.ciimption from its operation ,iCeortling to the explanation g,iven by the that wasnet a ground for retaliating by an extensi'on Freud, Itliniiter Of marine, Decres. • 'l'ti impose a 4 of the French principle•to a d e g ree i n . which there th intention . to exectue it in vra • r , , nee. In transita tax upon Neutrals w was no ‘s illegal by the Law of Nations; and, by the Statute LaW also. Ile measure would do at see American, Ships were not attacked by France.. no injury to In ado instance:, of ao American Ship ca r r i e d into a France . , but it would grievously' injare French port, :mod another carried Jot ., a Sp an i s h thosewilo were entitled. to our fortmearttoce, rind as tar as couldbe, tOoor pro, ettion. port, nifder the French Decree, the prize, had ibeen released with 4;osts. It) time instance inentioned by the Right Hon. add Learned Gent' e • n the Ship The ADP0C.;1777-GENER2II, , (Sir Joins . Nl port, and j c ‘ e u rt ' a l it ' lly the•de ii -, had nut be t t:tu t cari l ied ink, eitoti,) conceiving that the I-louse had tt right to hear his opinion on this toestion, rose thus early to state cleratiet . ' the would not he taken c)rtikii . • his sentitnents and the grounds upon which he form-. Fr etel . 1 P o •' t ) ' 'lliere was no evi'den eibat eft. them. These Orders of Council were preceded . . I . t ' e • i , i i n% d rater *. .4 in rec. had acqtuesced iii the impositions of Foonee,, and accompanied by circumstances, I.vhich were nut- and the contrary, was to be inferred from every t hi ng , teri4l to be considered in forming a 'judgment upon ti tat appeare l d. He 'censured the disreseet " e „.. :: .- ~,,e , ,,, their levality. The French Decrees prohibited the 11,1, • e l aricierit a emevs cortirnitted in the present AO - ,,',• : ''••' . . '"•., . '. l G1...1u c.d. - f\;.a.ttntis in articles ot brit isli produce and Ina- wit 1 respe to tbe'interroption of foreign eont''•!, • ' . 4., ~,iitufaaure, and had. even gone the farther length of, a nd time . ! t axation of inarkets, which was taxml!i:• .•-•:•-•,.._ declaring; ,the British IslandS in a state ~ ,r . blockade.' • According to this regulation; a Danish vessel bound t a l l i c ) ll , * 7, t , 1 ' l ( e )t ja ' Ar • ' f the laud and a g ainst ll ' l aw of • nefereigei tr,ide, as Weil , as our East and from copeuhagen to Tranquebar, and •hating on . - 1 , --,-- t -- -i . j• • West , India trade, m.vould he clest . royed by this men board British goods purchased at Lisbon or America, . ' sure, ma oich . wculd be found. injurious to neutrals may be ieii,e7l by a French Cruiser, And would be • . and destruthre of the commerce of ti ' ', • I, contbctited on beifem• brought into act. French port. • t• • . , , • -4e‘Noilu, 6 without I.lL'in 7 serviceaute to Les l'he French (3overtonent Litsely assurnitirr, that the ,;) - 2 ' . ' " * s * • /9 - . /10.5•4'..!: -; lid the striti letter of Mae' C.l , British Government had dcclared ports oander the I„,i ;pit e other .. , • `„ en, —latta , o . e ancient statutes aeumaeo to, was... olontinion of France to be in a state of blockade, ‘i, if . ~ egt 3 ) violated by every deteroion on the poi m.vithout placing at Ships to exercise and enforce r' T 04 baJC,ill,;(!, I hit of the Erlerny . . property' I . that blockade, and claiming a right of retaliatine . t I - : Lime War prerogative of the Crown upon, the -same -principles', declared. the British ft . ar 1•I by a number - , was. 6 1 , , c. , et . - Islands; in a suite of 'blockade. 'But the tier was, port of tnemy s colonial ~-o ods'll r ot 1 ..., r America, and thin in the most exterHive` blockader published by the •introduOion of them ' the f ie ( t i p trout America, was war. tti is country, vc, Well extended from the Elbe to Brest, ranted bieorge 111. , With ,respect to • a particuLir inquiry had been nettle .whether there the injury likely 42(1)b wai a 11:1v :ii tbrce sufficient to es.ccutce that°blocic.- ~ c l. 8 lild to e done to Frellied by tlreSe de 1, contend that it . was in un4my points ado aCcoaling to the stria, terms of . public law,. :., , resi i stibl L wo rl t he idea of grotv•,ng cotton iii France, . rile restiit. ot Ova inquiry was to•shew, that there was rid . e i. from I: tett i ons,- mod; time idea of proeuring a supply was an Lialf)ie force, and. that foree was employed ' accordingls; The retPlil&(0) nr.!optect tip lii the t e;,•••p. 4r , .." ) .' l \\ ''„, us ridiculous. Ik' was'eli anxious moiler tie, and digni', . eace with "werica as Any 011 C ; and if the in. Pren eh 'Decree wasgrado. - .1, wrests of both countries were: well understood-there fii...d• It was intended al•A'Jt"i to aVOld injhring nee- was no war k ieri ' * ' .r a La enjoyed • many a•.lvantages it:As As much ak possible. 'lke first measure. was fi 1 ' mai ier conueetion with Britain. America, it) vit. the publication 'of the Order oftouncil of January 7. .' tu;.• ot the agreement with Mr .14 • ~ , ) , upon Whom ha 'rhat ineasui•e he had defended and supperted at _ pronounced a high panegyric, had the tiolv,tlita , e of the time. It was largely ellicaciot; ; but 6eti then 'ie. surplus Judo ". -which,' , .I. lade, transtroni in considera. . it wzis telt, that in stria. right we might !ewe gene I ' - tion of the extensive right, of the British fast lo , lia farther, if that measere should . be lolled insufficient Coinpati: , , British Merchants We re exc l w. lecl. 1:: 14 • to obtain' resistance. to the I'a...itch Decree. - - Dett. . export of East India prohibited goods, wa s , by tn:trk, Portugal, .Lisbon, and America, were at that means of this trade, reduced from t,400„ouol. tie . • time rho.: only Nentral Powers. Ilad any one of .500,0001. a year ; that of cotton from' 44ir00,0001, :4:,......,.'.;!!i' • theSePowers,re6lstedOr remoloAratecli When aDecree to 1,500i0001. iiid that of tea froni teeoooool. ti.) -. " ',..' shuilar to_ ilea Which now provoked out. reeniati o n , ate publiithed by the French Direaory in t '798, it (28° '" °1 ' whicb "•' ll O nly" I - I 611 '• ile was Sure ••••.:1 . . ,. ' ' '. : ', '- Asperica would be . more injured by the rej:6ien of '.• Viis numediately denounced by the. American Pre- the Treat lately -' y .. signed than Britain. But he trtlEted sident, in his Speech to the Congress, as a violation • ii ,„,. of • the Rights mud Independenc..e or the United 1 , ';:- re , l ° l44i . °ll W ould she "' ' h e 'd \ -Inericans the folly States. Was any step of that nature taken i' l l time : of se ( /''ti.iitg a fuputre, Vith our immense navi,..wo newt' I.tiore able to put the British isles in pr0p . ..4.T present instance ? Was any represenuttion made by the Court of Lisbon ?. on the contrary, the port of 0 state at. 'ti t- . 4 - once and security againstAstant, - gling. I How could the French pret , Lishon.was become a - permed port of entrilto ent smnugglit4 , ►oil al • ' . their . pot, 4 eatst When - - * • ' ' . prate& the vessels carrying on the coasting trade of ' : „,'. t ' c '-,Y ußi!vtdual•was interested in pro. Frauce,'And the Ditintries under the ci(noinion . o f to "' n g'rmn Prolut4inglt• ' . ' ' • . ,ilfr. /1/1111ERTS condemned , the -Orders of France. Had Denmark resisted ? Thi l '-ontr , ry . i. ci Council ,4*inpirions to the x. , onnuerce of the world was proved by reference to Lord Howich , .: Letter and eunso. ll Aently to ,British coinnieree. to Mr. Itist, in which that Noble Lord, for whom he professed a high respea; as lit' did for the trite 111 t 11/. SNITV felt particularly 1 injury it le teat Governnient generally, very properly censored ' the would be feri4l the interruption of the Americ. ' sub Mission to the original imposition of France, and Corn Trade, shut tlp . and d e prived a s we were 0 :1 ' 3 1 ;1 the remonstrance again ?t the consequent restrictiou supplies of that essential necessary from the Btiltie. adopted on thi part of this Conntry. 'With respect .T he: Right 'Hon. Gentlenem who hr,mught in this ' • to America, time Note of the French Minister of Ma- Bill in one baud, ought, there'„itre, to liz;ve brome . ttit rine, Decres, gave no assurance of exception of in.a Gennal inclosure.Bill in time oilior. Hegr,_,A‘y- American vessels from the operation of the French rejoiced at the sentiments e:•emreeat' by the Ilierit De cree o f the 2lst of November, 1006. An in- . Hon. Gentlentan, as to the x:2011.1e. (It the eOlinetit'iOti Stance of the capture. of an American .vessel, • nutter • . with America; but he feared their ae.:is tont radie, e d • the provisions-- of the French Decree, bad •ttince tic- their te,mtiments, eurred, and that vessel having been i . ...eaptured by ' Lore!, 11. PicrlT censure d Mr. r.4ls,t, for Con . a British cruiser, a - Salvage had been - awarded derailing the provisions of th6Treaty,.which be had ul?° l3 the re-capture. Now, that the Peace of H been most naive in framing. He conte at ndvd than l'ilsit established the influence of Fritnce over the America had stabmitted to tic injury "oft the part Of Cono „neot, thy prohibition of British remade would be France ; assn 1 1,,,•16'0re we were not entitl e d to i e ., ' , noiversally enforced by : .Branco, and unless some MCI ' any injuryoti tie. greend , I retaliati o n, H e i n .. po ic i l ,i e o f reta li at i rm were a. opted on our p ort , N ‘, c . 'I StaIWOCi two cases of the dettmtiori• of -Arr4ri,.,:an